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Don’t even have to be a rep I js love this song and the shirt goes hard

There’s been a lot more photos of these floating around ever since someone by the name of South Tennessee Auctions on eBay managed to get a wearable pair in hand and put it up for sale for $1,100. This pair looks more like a high top than a mid, and the swoosh cut is more in line with GR ‘85 AJ1 releases than the weird different swoosh placement on the photos of the pair seen before. The one this guy got seems legit too. Has the sample stamp on the heel padding. Not sure where he got these but I’m glad he did. Probably makes it easier to rep.

I tried reverse phone number searching the number and it comes back with no name and no phone plan. I have a 503 number so that’s how they know I’m in Oregon. The coordinates link to the middle of buttfuck nowhere just off the side of the road. What could this be?

EDIT: I’m not old enough to drive yet, so stop telling me to go there.

Had a dream the other night that I got in a fight in unlv sb lows (I got my ass beat) and I couldn’t get them out of my head since. I was thinking they’d have a really really fat tongue like the court purples

Everyone’s going pink laces in mocha, so why not go mocha laces in pink?

Look at this mf pricing this is bullshit

Unfortunately all the larpers took all the halo reach shirts before I could get one😔

EDIT: unfortunately every time I try to reply to a comment with a photo of it it gets flagged 😔😔😔😔

I was feeling myself bc I just graduated my first year of HS lol

The pairs pictured are the non-premium AJ1 Chicago 2.0 in a size US men’s 12 from DB, and the AJ1 Dark Mocha from VRL, also in a US men’s 12.

1. Unboxing experience

DB: The unboxing experience for DB felt special. The box is awesome, there was a lil thank you note (in my first pair,) and most of all, it was a memorable experience. I have two pairs from DB now, the Chicago pictured above, and the Green Metallics, and I vividly remember unboxing both. The Chicago’s came with two sets of ‘85 style laces. One white, one black, with custom specialized lace bags that tell you the color, length, and the fact that the laces are for a pair of DB ‘85s.

VRL: Unboxing experience was meh. Not really anybody cool or specialized packaging. Just a white shoe box, with white paper covering the shoes. You can’t really be mad at it, but at the same time, it’s nothing special at all. They came with two sets of laces, one cream colored, and the other mocha colored. The cream laces came pre-laced in the shoes, and the mocha laces were in a basic Nike-style plastic lace bag with no information. The laces were waxed though, so added points for that.

2. Shape

DB: The DB ‘85 shape is immaculate. I’ve gotten the privilege to actually see a pair of authentic deadstock 1985 1s before, and let me tell you, I couldn’t spot a single difference between my DBs and the JBs. (The 1s I saw were TY factory, if you were curious)

VRL: The VRL ‘85 shape is also amazing, but the perforation holes on the toe box are quite small. It’s almost reminiscent of an ‘09 cut AJ1. The shape in general is great like I said, but also kinda strange if you know where to look. It’s like an amalgamation of TH and STP factory 1s. It has an STP toe, with a TH collar. Still looks amazing, though.

3. Comfort

DB: The DB 1s are so comfortable that I ran my gym class mile in them before. I’m not kidding. As pictured, the insole is incredibly thick, so it’s not only great for athletic wear, but also just for walking around town (in my case, Portland, Oregon) and going from class to class.

VRL: The VRL 1s feel just like your standard Jordan 1. Thin-ass insole as pictured, and, just as always, great for walking around in. I wouldn’t recommend running in them, though. I’ll get to that in this next section.

4. Materials

DB: The DB materials are a little bit better than what Nike uses. My AJ1 low obsidian UNC feels plasticy in the leather department compared to DB. Materials are great, traction is AMAZING. I always loved the 1s for how stable they are because of that traction, and DB has only reinforced that love. The traction feels amazing, even after walking around my schools dusty stank ass hallways.

VRL: The VRL materials aren’t good. Plain and simple. The leather paneling on them might look premium, but it doesn’t feel the part. It feels a little bit worse than what Nike uses, actually. Even more plasticy. The suede arrived dead and I had to brush it for like an hour to get that back and forth motion working. It wouldn’t budge on arrival. The laces felt more premium than the shoes. The traction on these are not that great. I think they used the wrong kind of rubber, because they feel NOTHING like the standard Jordan 1. It’s pretty clear they don’t expect you to be doing anything that requires the traction, which is fair, but the traction just doesn’t hit the same. That’s why I don’t recommend running in them. It’s not that you’ll slip instantly or anything, but I just find myself slipping more in the VRLs than the DBs. Though, DB was my first and second ever pair of AJ1 reps, and VRL was my 3rd and most recent, so maybe DB just set the bar high.

P.S.

Excuse the red SB laces and fancy shmancy lace charms on the VRLs. It’s for an outfit I put together for tomorrow, which is my last day of school. Wish me luck on my math and history finals!

AJ1 Hi Black Toe Reimagined
AJ1 Hi Chicago 1985
Dunk Hi ‘85 Red Acid Wash
AJ1 Lo Reverse Bred
AJ3 Crimson
AJ1 Mid Bred Toe Flip

It ain’t much but I love ‘em all. I LOVE the ‘85 cut dunks. Probably my favorite dunk pack ever, with the supreme star SBs at a close second.